In conformity with the law on metrology No. 647-XIII currently in force adopted on the 17^th of November 1995 in the Republic of Moldova with the following amendments and addenda implemented by law of the Republic of Moldova No. 222-XVI from the 25^th of October 2007 state governance providing the policy adoption in the domain of metrology is performed by the Ministry of Economy (Direction of metrology) that is the Central Metrology Authority.

In the domain of metrology the ministry is governed by law “On metrology”, enactments of the President of the Republic, dispositions, orders, ordinances of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, international agreements and conventions signed by the Republic of Moldova.

The national system infrastructure of metrology includes:

Central Metrology Authority (CMA) – central public administration branch body under Government, responsible for the quality infrastructure, - the Ministry of Economy

·           National Institute of Metrology,

·           National Standard System;

·           National Technical Council on Metrology;

·           territorial metrology centers;

·           metrological departments of juridical persons;

·           metrological inspection.

In conformity with the entrusted authorities in the domain of metrology the Ministry of Economy performs the following functions:

·           elaboration and coordination in realization of state policy in the domain of metrology;

·           elaboration of legislative basis and taking part in elaboration and agreement of normative acts projects for the purpose of assurance of measurement results traceability to International System of Units (SI system);

·           affirmation of regulations in legislative metrology within the competence;

·           coordination of metrological activity of the central public administration branch bodies, both juridical and natural persons that accomplish activities in the domain of metrology;

·           presentation of the Republic of Moldova to regional and international organizations of metrology together with the national metrology body;

·           designation of the juridical persons for verification of a legal measuring instruments and for the carrying out of official measurements on the basis of National Metrology Body conclusions.

The National Institute of Standardization and Metrology is designated as National Metrology Body (NMB) by law on metrology. It is a legal entity and accomplishes its activity on the basis of regulations affirmed by Central Metrology Authority and by regulations of law. The National Metrology Body performs the following functions:

Functions on legal metrology:

·           elaboration of regulations on legal metrology;

·           execution of technical works in the domain of legal metrology (type approval, primary, periodical and expert verifications of measuring instruments, official measurements, metrological examinations of the normative documents projects);

·           conduct of state measuring instruments registries, legal methodology of metering, regulations in legal metrology and parties registered in National Metrology System;

·           participation in work of international and regional forums in the domain of metrology together with CMA;

·           realization of agreements on mutual recognition of type approval and  verification, technical competence of  verificating, testing laboratories and laboratories for calibration of measuring instruments and standard samples;

·           state registration of juridical persons and natural persons fulfilling activities on repair, sale, rent and assembly of measuring instruments, and juridical and natural persons who manufacture, import or package the products.

Functions on general metrology:

·           realization of national policy in the domain of metrology;

·           creation, development and maintenance of national and reference standards, storage and transmission of legal units;

·           assurance of measuring results traceability through comparison of national database of standards on regional and international levels, maintenance of national and reference standards, storage and transmission of legal units;

·           training and professional development of experts in legal metrology, technical experts in metrology and verification officers;

·           elaboration and examination of the normative documents projects on assurance of measurements traceability, approved in metrological requirements with international and national documents of other countries.

 Territorial centers of metrology are legal entities within the jurisdiction of Central Metrology Authority, authorized to perform the following functions:

·           realization of state policy in the domain of metrology in area;

·           transmission of legal units through verification and calibration of measuring instruments;

·           metrological examinations of normative documents projects and measuring instruments.

 Metrological inspection is the body of legal metrological control in the name of state and within the jurisdiction of Central Metrology Authority. Metrological inspection is a component of the Central state inspection on surveillance of market, metrology and protection of consumers and is a legal entity. Metrological inspection exercises legal metrological control for compliance with provisions in normative acts in the domain of legal metrology by juridical entities and natural persons.

 

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova – Central Metrology Authority

Vice Prime-Minister, Minister:  Valeriu LAZAR

Address:                    1, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale

                                    Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2033

Telephone:                 +373 22 25-01-07

Fax:                            +373 22 23-40-64

E-mail:                        mineconcom@mec.gov.md

 

Deputy Minister:      Octavian CALMAC (supervises activity in the domain of quality infrastructure)

Address:                    1, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2033

Telephone:                 +373 22 25-05-91

Fax:                            +373 22 23-40-64

E-mail:                       calmac@mec.gov.md

 

Direction of Metrology

Manager of Direction:   Elena HANGANU

Address:                     1, Piata Marii Adunari Nationale , Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2033

Telephone:                  +373 22 23-40-37

E-mail:                        elena.hanganu@mec.gov.md

 

National Institute of Standardization and Metrology (INSM)

 

General Director:      Vitalie DRAGANCEA

Address:                     28, E. Coca str., Chisinau, Republic of Moldova MD-2064

Telephone:                 +373 22 21-84-17

Fax:                            +373 22 24-54-14

E-mail:                      office@standard.md